Flush-tank-operating device.



PATENTED MAY 22, 1906.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7.1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

In a e/Lia; Bert 0. Ti 6201 13/ his 74 iizess es ,BERT OE'NEW YO RK, Y. FLUSH-TANK-OPERATING DEVICE.

- -To all whom it may concern:

'- -lever that may be rocked in either direction i Be it known that I,'BERT OJ T'I DEN, a citizen of the United States, residing'in New York, in the county of,New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Flush-Tank-Operating Devices, of which the following is a specification.- v The invention'has reference to apparatus for operating the flush-tanks which are con-- nected to latrine-bowls, and is moref-especially' directed to such tanks as are arranged contiguous to the bowl.

The object of the invention is to rovide an:

operating device for rocking the ush-valve to swigzg the lever to open the valve, and which vice will be user of the closet. y

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated on'theaccompanying sheets of drawi whereon' igure 1 illustrates a pers ective view of a latrine-bowl and a flush-tan with the inven-. tion a plied thereto; Fig; 2 illustrates afront e evational ,viewin section of said tank. a

Fig; 3' illustrates an end elevational view in section oi the same. -plan-viewfof said tank, and Figs..5 and 6 illus-.

desl' ation of a Fig. 4 illustrates a top trate diagrammatic views showing the operism.

. 'In the several ters ofreierence apply to similar parts. 4

The invention agiiertains more larly to that class .0

is arranged contiguous to and connected by suitable connections 8 above latrine-bowl 9, the tank being supplied 'in the present instance by a pipe 10, einanatin 11, and which connects with t e tank '2 from the bottom 7 is located the usualsup ly-valve ried by a seat. 14, and WhlO is o erated by a lever 15, fulcr'umed at 116, and w 'ch'is con- 1 from the floor by a union 12. Within the'tank 13 car nested by a link 17 to a lever 18,fulcru med at 19, and :which is operated by a float 20, se-v cured thereto by a rod 21, it being understood that-when the float is precipitated by,

the fulcrum. As a further means for 0 ergravity the valve13 will leave its seat 14- to admit the water into the tank and the w er willraise the float to close the valve, within the tank is the usual valve, comprising a seat 22 and plunger 23, which normally rests upon the seat and which plunger is ac- Specification of Letters Patent, Application filed July 7,1605- Serial No- 268.641.

arranged adj acent the" portion of the operating mechanillustrations similar characliftthatend of the lever 24 whic is con-'- articuus'h-tanks whic is here; I ted in a general way as 7 and which;

ima e may i cos.

the tank at 25 and. connected to the plunger by rods 26 and 27 the latter inthe present instance being guided by a brace 28, suitably disposed within the casing, and whichmay surround or be connected to the overflow 29. The lever 24 is provided on its 11 per side with bearing port1ons, which may e ofany suitable character and formed'and located in any suitable manner at that side of the" fulcrum 25 which is opposite to thatv where the rod 26 isconnected to the lever. In the presentinstance'these upper portions are in the form of depressions 260' and 27 0 uponthe tuated by a lever 24, fulcrumed to the 'wall of u per side or edge of the lever 24, and upon t ese surfaces are adaptedto ride the"ex-" tremities 280 and 290 of a rockjngL lever 30, fulcrumed at 31 intermediate of. the de prefied ortions 260 'and270 and'soinewhat above tIi e lever 24 when it is the same'asin its normal position, and in order thatthe lever 24 may clear the fulcrum 31 said lever with'the rod 26. Ifthe handle should tturnied to the right, as seen in Fig. 6, the 290 of the rocln'ng lever 3'0 will take lever 24 in a simi ar manner as above explained. Thus it will be seen that thishan for left, and. the action of the lever 24 will be the same to lift the plun er 23. y

The fulcrumoint 25 or the lever 24 may her, but is .-here illustrated, or cheapnpss .ofmanufacture, as consisting of a stud 35, which with aspin 37 for maintaining the lever upon atin the lever 24 in case it-is not, desire to em oy a handle 34 the lever 24 is provided wit a connecting-rod 38, which ma beinserted into. an eye 39, carried by the ever 24,

may,if'desired,be depressed or bent, as at 32. The. fiulcrum' 31 1n the present instance com-. prises a spindle, which 1n the present'instance exer-23 from its seat22. If the handle 34 in-itscorresponding-bearing 270- and lift the 95.

e maybe turned'in either direction, right p 100 'be'formed and coated in an suitable manma be screw-threaded, as at 36, into the we I of the tank and which may be provided v and held in place by a nut 40. This rod passes through a channel 41 in one corner of the tank an. extends to'the bottom thereof 1 and is provided with a handle 42, so that, if

desired, the lever 24-m'ay be operated from the under side ofthe tank. It will also be understood in this connection that, if desired,

-. claim- 1. .In combination with a closet low-down flush-tank, of a flush-valve within said tank, a rocking lever-pivoted within the tank and connected at one side of its fulcrum with the valve and having at the other side of its fulcrum a pair of bearing-faces spaced apart, a spindle projecting through the. wall of the ifink and provided on its outer end with a ed operating-handle located within reach .of the user seated on said closet, and having fixed on its inner end a rockin lever, likewise having a pair of bearingaces spaced apart and cooperating with the bearing-faces o the valve-lever, so that on the swinging of said operating-handle in either direction 7,

from its normal position the free end of the valve-lever will e depressed and the valve operated.

2. In combination with a closet low-down o ,comprising two members, one a relatively long valve-operating lever pivoted within the tank and connected at one side of its ful- 3 5 crum with the valve and having at the other side of its fulcrum a bearing-face, and a relatively short arm located at one'side of the fulcrum of said valve-lever and having a bearing-face in position to engage the hear- 40 ing-face of the valve-lever, and all located within'the tank, a s indle projecting through the wall of the tan with its inner end connected to said arm and forniin the fulcrum thereof, and an operating-handle rigidly se 4 5 cured to the spindle on the outside'of the tank and within reach of the user seated on said closet so that on the swinging of said handle from its normal 7 osition the free endof the valve-lever will he depressed by the 50 arm and. the valve operated.

Signed in the cit count and State of New York this 6th ay of Jul y, 1905.

BERT O. TILDEN:

Witnesses:

FRED. J. DOLE, FRED. W. BARNAOLO. 

